Torn apart | S. Manjirou

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"Ah, Y/n, Y/n.. You've grown so much!" A voice called out. I opened my eyes and noticed, that i wasn't in that musty basement anymore. Nor i was in the hospital.

"Who's that?" I asked loud enough. The room itself was fully white, as if i got locked in the mental asylum. However, i was laying on the grass spot, full of flowers.

Yellow tulips.

I remembered myself being in the flower field in the last 'dream', so i thought it would be the case.

"Y/n.. You won't stop dying, will you?" The voice called out again. I looked around, seeing that the white walls were slowly vanishing, opening the familiar view to me, the landscape i haven't seen in years, yet i would never forget it.

"No way this is happening again..." I mumbled, rubbing the back of my head. I was wearing the same dress from the banquet, but surprisingly it was all clean. "Show yourself."

I decided to search for people here, moving further to the beach. "Y/n." The voice behind me said, making me flinch, as it was too close to me.

I hesitated for a second. Am i ready to see them?

Soon enough i finally turned back and gasped, being on the verge of tears. "Keisuke... Shinichiro..."

Never have i ever thought that i would be able to meet them once again. Could it be my super power, just like Takemichi's? He can move to past, while i can meet dead people by going into a coma.

"Damn Y/n, you've become such a hot woman! I should've asked you out before Mikey!" Baji chuckled, observing me.

"I'm not interested in 14 year olds, sorry!" I sticked out my tongue, laughing along with my old friend. Baji looked the same, he didn't grow older, he was still a young boy with beautiful hair and his iconic fangs. Maybe when i was a teenager i viewed him as a potential boyfriend, but for now he seemed like a kid to me, even though i was just 13 years older.

"What brings you here, Y/n? Also, thank you for saving Emma.. No matter how much i'd want to see her, i don't want her to die young, like this little brat!" Shinichiro glanced at Baji, lightly punching him on the shoulder.

"I've met your old friends, Waka, Benkei and Takeomi.." I drew his attention. "If you've been watching over us, you might've known already that i changed everything about me." I dramatically put a fist on my chest. "I'm a successful businesswoman now!"

Shinichiro wiped fake tears away. "Time flies! Wait... then it means that you're older than me! Do i get a chance?"

I laughed, punching him in the stomach, and sighed. "I still love your stupid little brother..."

Baji crossed his arms. "Yeah, we know that too. God, watching over your life is way more interesting than these local movies!"

I looked at the sky. Everything here felt so real, i couldn't understand how it was possible. How am i able to get here? What is this place?

What if it isn't just a dream and i can actually save them?

"Well, Mikey hasn't recognized me... yet. I wanna enjoy this little hide and seek." I stated, crossing my arms on the chest.

"Y/n, hurry up." Baji suddenly said with seriousness in his voice. "You don't have much time."

"Much time?" I repeated his words, trying to understand where he was hinting at.